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Bone Marrow Concentrate (Bmc) Therapy In Musculoskeletal Disorders: Evidence-Based Policy Position Statement Of American Society Of Interventional Pain Physicians (Asipp), Laxmaiah Manchikanti, Christopher J. Centeno, Sairam Atluri, Sheri L. Albers, Shane Shapiro, Gerard A. Malanga, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Mairin Jerome, Joshua A. Hirsch, Alan David Kaye, Steve M. Aydin, Douglas Beall, Don Buford, Joanne Borg-Stein, Ricardo M. Buenaventura, Joseph A. Cabaret, Aaron K. Calodney, Kenneth D. Candido, Cameron Cartier, Richard Latchaw, Sudhir Diwan, Ehren Dodson, Zachary Fausel, Michael Fredericson, Christopher G. Gharibo, Mayank Gupta, Adam M. Kaye, Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, Radomir Kosanovic, Matthew Lucas, Maanasa V. Manchikanti, R. Amadeus Mason, Kenneth Mautner, Samuel Murala, Annu Navani, Vidyasagar Pampati, Sarah Pastoriza, Ramarao Pasupuleti, Cyril Philip, Mahendra R Sanapati, Theodore Sand, Rinoo V Shah, Amol Soin, Ian Stemper, Bradley W Wargo, Philippe Hernigou

School of Pharmacy Faculty Articles

BACKGROUND: The use of bone marrow concentrate (BMC) for treatment of musculoskeletal disorders has become increasingly popular over the last several years, as technology has improved along with the need for better solutions for these pathologies. The use of cellular tissue raises a number of issues regarding the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) regulation in classifying these treatments as a drug versus just autologous tissue transplantation. In the case of BMC in musculoskeletal and spine care, this determination will likely hinge on whether BMC is homologous to the musculoskeletal system and spine.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this review is …

Primary Healthcare Policy And Vision For Community Pharmacy And Pharmacists In The United States, Teresa M. Salgado, Meagen M. Rosenthal, Antoinette B. Coe, Tana N. Kaefer, Dave L. Dixon, Karen B. Farris

Faculty and Student Publications

© 2020, Grupo de Investigacion en Atencion Farmaceutica. All rights reserved. The United States (US) has a complex healthcare system with a mix of public, private, nonprofit, and for-profit insurers, healthcare institutions and organizations, and providers. Unlike other developed countries, there is not a single payer healthcare system or a national pharmaceutical benefits scheme/plan. Despite spending over USD 10,000 per capita in healthcare, the US is among the worst performers compared to other developed countries in outcomes including life expectancy at birth, infant mortality, safety during childbirth, and unmanaged chronic conditions (e.g., asthma, diabetes). Primary care is delivered by physicians …

Online Availability Of Fish Antibiotics And Documented Intent For Self-Medication, Weiwei Zhang, Austin Williams, Nicole Griffith, Jessica Gaskins, P Brandon Bookstaver

Faculty Publications

Self-medication and antibiotic utilization without healthcare oversight may lead to delayed appropriate treatment, transmission of communicable infections, untoward adverse events, and contribute to antimicrobial resistance. Previous data suggest people obtain over-the-counter (OTC) animal antibiotics for their personal use. This study examined the availability of OTC fish antibiotics online and the documented intent for self-medication. The authors conducted a web-based cross-sectional study using Google search engine to identify vendor websites selling fish antibiotics in the United States. Vendor websites were included if product information, consumer reviews, and comments were publicly available. Nine fish antibiotics were chosen due to their possibility of …